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January 31, 2012

Fairbanks hospital starts $1.7M seismic upgrade

By JEFF RICHARDSON
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — For decades, the people who oversaw Fairbanks Memorial Hospital shared a comforting thought about the building — even if a powerful earthquake struck, they were confident it would remain standing.

But in the past few years, the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation's board of trustees dug a little deeper. Although they knew it would stand up under the worst circumstances, they weren't as sure the building would remain operational.


 
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